A New Front Walkway Can Give Your Home A Fresh Look Sometimes a new look is just what a home needs to feel fresh again. We have gathered 8 walkways that Allentuck Landscaping Co. has designed and installed over the last few years to provide you with front walkway ideas and to give you new thoughts about how to make your front entry look brand new. Each front entry idea
Recycling Landscape Materials To Make New Projects If you did not know it by now, at Allentuck Landscaping Co, we love to recycle just about everything we can think of. We turn our customer’s yard waste (to the tune of 5,400 cy. yds each year) into leafmold that gets returned into gardens. In the shop we recycle tires, batteries, oil and metals. Of course, in the office we recycle paper,
Mosquitoes and Zika Virus Expected in Maryland Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the Zika Virus is “scarier than we initially thought” (CDC Statement). Maryland is expected to be within the range of states affected by the Asian Tiger Mosquito, the vector of Zika Virus. The CDC has lobbied Congress for $1.9 billion to combat the mosquito-borne virus. As summer approaches, officials are warning that
Try These Plants That Repel Mosquitoes As the days get warmer our thoughts naturally turn to spending time outside. Playing in the yard, working in the garden and dining on the patio are all wonderful ways to spend our time. Unfortunately, with the rising temperatures, mosquitoes are also making an appearance. One of the ways to help keep pesky, and dangerous, insects away from us is to use plants that naturally
These 7 Flower Shrubs Have So Much To Offer Your Garden Flowering shrubs offer not only a blast of color, but also delightful fragrances to fill your garden. They brighten your day and provide something to look forward to all year. They also provide a gorgeous backdrop to annuals and perennials. Our list of the 7 flowering shrubs perfect for Montgomery County and the surrounding areas is a compilation of
Our New Video Highlights Our Patios and Backyard Living Projects Be sure to check out our latest video “Memories Are Made Outside” which highlights some of the beautiful patios, outdoor kitchens, water features and fire pits we have built recently. These projects are located throughout Montgomery County and Frederick County in Maryland, as well as Washington DC. In the video, we also show how we use many different materials including
This front walkway and entry in Gaithersburg, MD is important for greeting guest warmly and welcoming you home. After a long day at work, our client is now greeted by a beautiful new flagstone front walkway and entry in Gaithersburg, MD, beautiful plantings and a bench to relax and unwind on. Flagstone and brick combine to compliment the architecture of the home. The plantings were selected for low maintenance and year
This flagstone patio, landscape & lighting project in Clarksburg, MD makes outside time awesome! What better place to spend time with family and friends than on this flagstone patio, landscape & lighting project in Clarksburg, MD. This flagstone patio is spacious enough for an intimate gathering or even a party. An interlocking block wall with a flagstone cap expands the seating capacity for even more people. The interlocking blocks are
How To Determine If You Have A Drainage Problem Well, that was a lot of rain this past weekend. The good news, we desperately needed the water. Plants and lawns were drying up. The bad news, the rain exposed a lot of potential drainage related problems in the area. Poor drainage can cause a lot of damage to our home and your landscape. At Allentuck Landscaping Co., we have done
Forget Curb Appeal. Let’s Talk Curb Envy in Clarksburg, Maryland Curb appeal means that your home and landscape look nice. Curb Envy means they look fantastic and are the envy of the neighborhood. Even if you do not care what the neighbors think, imagine how great you will feel coming home to a home and landscape that really fires you up! So how do you get to the next level? Here are
